Holyrood, Edinburgh
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Holyrood is an area in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.
Located immediately to the east of the city centre, at the end of the Royal Mile, Holyrood was once in the separate burgh of Canongate before the expansion of Edinburgh in 1856. Westerly parts of Holyrood, excluding Holyrood Park, are roughly synonymous with the Canongate area.
Holyrood includes the Royal residence, The Palace of Holyroodhouse (open to fee-paying visitors); Holyrood Park, an expansive Royal Park surrounding the house (and open to the public free of charge); Our Dynamic Earth; and the modern Scottish Parliament building, in addition to a number of residential, light commercial, and government properties.
[edit] See also
- Holyrood, disambiguation page
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